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PEOPLE v. M.A.

No. 64476.

124 Ill.2d 135 (1988)

529 N.E.2d 492

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. M.A., A Minor, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 22, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Mark L. Rotert and Terence M. Madsen, Assistant Attorneys General, and Thomas V. Gainer, Jr., Steven J. Zick, and Kenneth T. McCurry, Assistant State's Attorneys, all of Chicago, of counsel), for the People.

Paul P. Biebel, Jr., Public Defender, of Chicago (Alison Edwards, Aaron Meyers and Marijane Placek, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellee.

Howard H. Braverman and Dennis Rendleman, of Springfield, and Elizabeth E. Clarke, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, of Chicago, for amicus curiae Illinois State Bar Association.

Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, M.A., a minor, was arrested and charged with the offense of unlawful use of weapons on school grounds. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 24-1(a)(12).) Pursuant to the automatic-transfer provision of the Juvenile Court Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 37, par. 702-7(6)(a) (now Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 37, par. 805 — 4(6...

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